Chapter I: Front Matter

MONTE-CRISTO'S DAUGHTER.

SEQUEL TO

ALEXANDER DUMAS'

GREAT NOVEL, THE "COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO," AND CONCLUSION OF "EDMOND DANTES."

BY

EDMUND FLAGG

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"MONTE-CRISTO'S DAUGHTER," a wonderfully brilliant, original, exciting and absorbing novel, is the Sequel to "The Count of Monte-Cristo," Alexander Dumas' masterwork, and the continuation and conclusion of that great romance, "Edmond Dantes." It possesses rare power, unflagging interest and an intricate plot that for constructive skill and efficient development stands unrivalled. Zuleika, the beautiful daughter of Monte-Cristo and Haydee, is the heroine, and her suitor, the Viscount Giovanni Massetti, an ardent, impetuous young Roman, the hero. The latter, through a flirtation with a pretty flower-girl, Annunziata Solara, becomes involved in a maze of suspicion that points to him as an abductor and an assassin, causes his separation from Zuleika and converts him into a maniac. The straightening out of these tangled complications constitutes the main theme of the thrilling book. The novel abounds in ardent love scenes and stirring adventures. The Count of Monte-Cristo figures largely in it, and numerous Monte-Cristo characters are introduced. "MONTE-CRISTO'S DAUGHTER" is the latest addition to Petersons' famous series, consisting of "The Count of Monte-Cristo," "Edmond Dantes," "The Countess of Monte-Cristo," "The Wife of Monte-Cristo," and "The Son of Monte-Cristo."

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NEW YORK:

WM. L. ALLISON COMPANY

PUBLISHERS.

CONTENTS

Chapter. Page.
I. MONTE-CRISTO AND THE PRIMA DONNA 21

II. A STRANGELY SENT EPISTLE 33

III. THE INTRUDER IN THE CONVENT GARDEN 45

IV. A STORMY INTERVIEW 57

V. ANNUNZIATA SOLARA 69

VI. THE POWER OF A NAME 81

VII. IN THE PEASANT'S HUT 91

VIII. A SYLVAN IDYL 101

IX. THE ABDUCTION 112

X. THE COUNTESS OF MONTE-CRISTO 130

XI. THE BEGGAR AND HIS MATES 142

XII. FATHER AND DAUGHTER 156

XIII. MORCERF'S ADVENTURE 166

XIV. ZULEIKA AND MME. MORREL 183

XV. AN UNEXPECTED MEETING 195

XVI. AMID THE COLOSSEUM'S RUINS 206

XVII. PEPPINO'S STORY 218

XVIII. MORE OF PEPPINO'S STORY 228

XIX. THE MANIAC OF THE COLOSSEUM 238

XX. THE ISLE OF MONTE-CRISTO 248

XXI. ZULEIKA LEARNS THE TRUTH 264

XXII. THE WONDROUS PHYSICIAN 274

XXIII. A MODERN MIRACLE 285

XXIV. A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER 296

XXV. A VISIT TO THE REFUGE 306

XXVI. VAMPA AND MONTE-CRISTO 316

XXVII. THE BANDITS' REPRISALS 326

XXVIII. THE RAID ON THE BANDITS 336

XXIX. VAMPA'S TRIAL 346

XXX. JOY UNBOUNDED 363

MONTE-CRISTO'S DAUGHTER.

_SEQUEL TO ALEXANDER DUMAS' GREAT NOVEL, "THE COUNT OF MONTE-CRISTO," AND CONTINUATION AND CONCLUSION OF "EDMOND DANTES."_